Castiarina australasiae

A jewel beetle at Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.007511-35.298214
• Altitude 654.3m
• Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
• Places Stromlo, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 19 Nov 2023 12:34 PM Recorded on
• Miranda Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Miranda Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Leptospermum Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Insect on a flower

Species information

• Castiarina australasiae Scientific name
• A jewel beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 765.79m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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